Tips for Success! Motion Artwork
Beyond distributing your music, our goal is to help you find creative ways to make your releases stand out. One of the most effective ways to do that is through motion artwork, short, looping visuals that bring your music to life and enhance how fans experience your release across streaming platforms.
What Is Motion Artwork?
Motion artwork is a looping animation, often inspired by your cover art, that plays alongside your music on supported DSPs. It adds depth, visual storytelling, and memorability, turning your release into a full audio-visual experience that reinforces your brand and captures attention instantly.
Apple Music Motion Artwork
Apple Music allows artists to feature motion artwork that appears alongside their release, creating a more cinematic and immersive visual experience for listeners. The animation must be based on the official cover art, loop seamlessly, and meet Apple’s visual standards.
For detailed specs and instructions on creating and submitting Apple Motion Artwork, visit our Help Center article for a step-by-step guide.
Spotify Canvas
Spotify Canvas offers a similar feature, short looping visuals (3–8 seconds) that play behind your song on mobile. Canvas is a powerful engagement tool by giving fans a visual connection to your music.
You can upload and manage your Canvas directly through Spotify for Artists. To learn how to get started and claim your DSP profiles, see our help center for detailed instructions.
Why It Matters
Motion artwork, whether on Apple Music, Spotify, or other platforms, is more than a visual add-on. It’s a marketing tool that increases engagement, boosts discoverability, and strengthens your artistic identity. Bringing your cover art to life helps fans connect more deeply with your music and makes every release visually unforgettable.
The ROC Nation distribution Team